“If you can talk you can sing, if you can walk you can dance.” - Zimbabwean proverb
Experience
Morgan Sorne guides fellow singers through a series of basic vocal exercises with the intention of opening the heart and mind, breaking through inhibitions and mental barriers, allowing for the exploration of the voice.
Attendees should bring water bottle, personal journal and pen or pencil
Attendees are arranged in a circle on floor pillows or chairs around SORNE, seated center
No supplemental equipment needed
First Hour
-Begins with breathing techniques, conditioning body for vocalizing effectively
-Warm up exercises to open the vocal cords, extend range and prevent damage to larynx
-Melodic scales are used to familiarize vocalists with personal range of voice
-Learning of intervals between notes, improving awareness of pitch and melodic relationships
Optional Break for Integration, Questions & Reflections - 15mins
Second Hour
-Harmonization between sections of the group where each section is given a part
-Cultivation of emotional symbolism, triggers and resources within the emotional landscape to promote authentic singing
-Group harmonization where each attendee can sing out what they hear and feel with the vocal support of the group singing a harmonic motif together.
“By reclaiming the power of one’s voice, I believe that we can become stronger. more confident, fully realized people, and in turn, inspire and empower others.” - Morgan Sorne
Morgan Sorne is an award-winning multi-disciplinary artist, composer, and musician with a 5-octave voice as his primary instrument. Beyond his stunning vocal range, Sorne is known for his hypnotic creations, deeply textured vocal collages punctuated with primitive urgency, and an emotional wisdom that seems otherworldly. “Sorne sounds of the future gawking at you with a gaping mouth, fearlessly, and enveloped in mysticism.” (Red River Noise)
Hailed by Rolling Stone and NPR as one to watch, Sorne has performed his original work at some of the most prestigious venues and galleries in North America and Europe, including Art Basel, Miami The Walker Center for Performing Arts, the Sundance Film Festival, Irving Plaza in New York, and the legendary Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco.
Fellow artists from across the creative spectrum have also recognized Sorne’s unique talents and collaborated with him including TV on the Radio, CocoRosie, Saul Williams, Robin Finck of Nine Inch Nails, The String Theory, Beats Antique, and composers such as Bear McCreary, Magnus Fiennes and Jason Hill. His original music can be heard in film, TV, games and trailers including Foundation, The Witcher: Blood Origin, American Horror Story (FX), Life After Gravity (3DR), Infinitely Yours (Miwa Matreyek), and more.
Sorne has recently finished illustrating a 340-page graphic novel with musician, poet, and actor, Saul Williams (Slam, Holler if Ya Hear Me) entitled “Martyr Loser King” to be released internationally through First:Second Books (Macmillan).